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Know all Men by these presents That I Browning Green of
Christiantown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island do promise
for and on my bondsmen and surety the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid
will and truly pay by the day for the Clerk of the courts of the same county and State forever Lawful
for the Just Whereof I do hereby acknowledge and set my fully sufficient Seal to this
and I do hereby sell grant and convey thereunto have given grant and bargained and
sold and by these presents do execute grant and convey grant and sell assign Convey
Confirm sell bind in the perpect Grant and convey have hereunto and Appertaining One certain
tract of land lying Christiantown aforesaid containing
acres more or less and is bounded as follows Beginning at the Northeast corner of
Lot number on the thick line between Ludd and Turner's land then West along the
line by the North of Lot number between Ludd and Turner's land then North to a stump or compass
post with a mark on the East side of Lot number by D. W and from the same Corner
D. West more North forty degrees West from there make Fource acres then North Westly by
Authority by the Grantor's line and Eastly by Indian Land to the first mentioned
Corner
To have and to hold all the before mentioned premises
together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging To the said Browning Green to his
heirs the Inveigors bring heirs in the west part of the surveying Browning Green on said Lotting
Dish or Grant to his land except those Lot which Land is free and Clear from
all burdens whatever to the said Ludd and Turner's land then in the perpect Grant and Appertain
proof as an absolute Estate of inheritance in simple fee simple forever, and the said
Browning Green grant for my saying their Successors and Demiseurs to
Command and Repay the above mentioned premises from then in the perpect Grant
has his and of Assigns forever Against the Lawful Claims and Demands
of any Person or Persons whatsoever forever warrant them secure and
Defend Witness my hand and seal this
fifteenth Day of April 1817.
George N. Crandall
Browning Green L.S.
Daniel Edwards
Washington St. Christiantown April 16. 1817
Personally appeared the within named Browning Green
and acknowledged the above written Instrument to be his
Voluntarily Act and deed and seal thanks by him
Record April 28. 1817
by J. Cross T. C.
Before Daniel Edwards J. P.